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"From
the very first day of its independence, Kazakhstan has demonstrated to
the entire world its sincere commitment to a future free of nuclear
weapons…A major step in this direction would be the earliest entry into
force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)."Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov at the 2011 Article XIV Conference in New York – full statement (PDF)

"The CTBT is one of the key instruments in the area of international security."Former Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in CTBTO Spectrum 14 - article (PDF)